The Japanese Space Agency advances an earthquake damage assessment program

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has signed an agreement with Kumamoto Prefecture to further develop a program to estimate damage to buildings due to earthquakes using satellite images, local media reported Friday.

Under the partnership, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will use nearly 200,000 data on building damage from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake to improve and enhance the accuracy of its technology, which is expected to be rolled out nationwide, Kyodo News reported.

The program will compare satellite images taken before and after the earthquake to assess the extent of structural damage during 2-3 hours of monitoring.

The program can operate effectively at night and in bad weather conditions, according to the report.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency expects the program to begin operating within a few years.

Last month, Japanese media reported that the Cabinet Office's Disaster Management Division plans to appoint specific officials for each prefecture starting next fiscal year in preparation for potential major disasters such as the massive Nankai Trough earthquake or the Tokyo metropolitan earthquake.

The Cabinet Office is moving ahead with plans to deploy nearly 50 officers across provinces to focus on strengthening inventory management and volunteer cooperation in normal times while taking responsibility for assessing damage and organizing evacuation shelters during disasters, Xinhua News Agency reported.

To support the initiative, the Cabinet Office plans to double its current staff of 110 and seek a corresponding increase in its budget for the next fiscal year, national broadcaster NHK reported, citing interviews with government officials.

The latest initiative is part of the broader goal of establishing a Disaster Management Agency by FY2026.

Recent disasters, such as the Noto Peninsula earthquake, have exposed challenges such as limited supplies in municipal stockpiles and delays in establishing evacuation shelters in Japan.

The Japanese government has an emergency broadcast system called “J-Alert”. This system ensures that important information reaches people in affected areas during various crises, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, civil protection, etc. J-Alert uses different methods to communicate with the audience.

Furthermore, since 2007, smartphones have been equipped with an earthquake early warning system that sounds an alarm immediately after an earthquake occurs.

This system, the first of its kind in the world, generates an alert based on small initial tremors that occur seconds or tens of seconds before a large earthquake, urging people to prepare to evacuate.

The system uses seismometers and seismometers that measure tremors from the Japan Meteorological Agency (about 690 sites nationwide) and the Earthquake Monitoring Network from the National Research Institute for Geoscience and Disaster Prevention (about 1,000 sites nationwide).

What Are The Main Benefits Of Comparing Car Insurance Quotes Online

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020, / Compare-autoinsurance.Org has launched a new blog post that presents the main benefits of comparing multiple car insurance quotes. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. One important advantage is the speed at which information is sent and received. With the help of the internet, the shopping habits of many persons have drastically changed. The car insurance industry hasn't remained untouched by these changes. On the internet, drivers can compare insurance prices and find out which sellers have the best offers. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Unlike physical insurance agencies, websites don't have a specific schedule and they are available at any time. Drivers that have busy working schedules, can compare quotes from anywhere and at any time, even at midnight. Multiple choices. Almost all insurance providers, no matter if they are well-known brands or just local insurers, have an online presence. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. Drivers are no longer required to get quotes from just a few known insurance companies. Also, local and regional insurers can provide lower insurance rates for the same services. Accurate insurance estimates. Online quotes can only be accurate if the customers provide accurate and real info about their car models and driving history. Lying about past driving incidents can make the price estimates to be lower, but when dealing with an insurance company lying to them is useless. Usually, insurance companies will do research about a potential customer before granting him coverage. Online quotes can be sorted easily. Although drivers are recommended to not choose a policy just based on its price, drivers can easily sort quotes by insurance price. Using brokerage websites will allow drivers to get quotes from multiple insurers, thus making the comparison faster and easier. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc. "Online quotes can easily help drivers obtain better car insurance deals. All they have to do is to complete an online form with accurate and real info, then compare prices", said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company. CONTACT: Company Name: Internet Marketing CompanyPerson for contact Name: Gurgu CPhone Number: (818) 359-3898Email: [email protected]: https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ SOURCE: Compare-autoinsurance.Org View source version on accesswire.Com:https://www.Accesswire.Com/595055/What-Are-The-Main-Benefits-Of-Comparing-Car-Insurance-Quotes-Online View photos